The Maintenance Team Advisor directly oversees the performance and activities of Maintenance Technicians responsible for the routine and non-routine maintenance activities of their designated area of the facility. This role reports to the Maintenance Team Leader (Manager) and is responsible for ensuring the quality of maintenance work, maintaining housekeeping and safe work practices, and interfacing with contractors.
Requirements
- Supervise and guide a team of maintenance technicians, providing guidance, training, and performance management.
- Coordinate daily maintenance activities, ensuring timely and efficient completion of work orders, daily and weekly schedules.
- Promote teamwork and continuous learning within the team.
- Promote and enforce a culture of safety by conducting risk assessments, safety audits, and implementing corrective actions as necessary.
- Foster a collaborative and safety-conscious culture, championing health and safety protocols within the maintenance team, ensuring adherence to all OSHA, PSM, FDA, USDA, HACCP, SQF, and food safety standards.
- Accurately track all maintenance activities, including repairs, parts usage, and downtime events.
- Use of EAM: Utilize enterprise asset management system (EAM) for scheduling, tracking, and documenting team’s work orders and equipment history.
- Prepare KPI reports on reliability, maintenance costs, and uptime, to share with management for awareness and improvements.
- Implement world-class maintenance practices (TPM, Lean Maintenance, RCM) to ensure production targets are met with minimal downtime.
- Coordinate with production, sanitation, quality, and engineering teams to minimize production disruptions and ensure that maintenance activities are aligned with manufacturing schedules.
- Manage maintenance budgets, controlling costs while optimizing resource utilization and minimizing downtime.
- Evaluate maintenance workflows to identify and implement process improvements that increase efficiency and productivity.
- Troubleshoot and resolve mechanical, electrical, and technical issues that arise within the production process.
- Maintain expertise in manufacturing equipment, such as pasteurizers, homogenizers, fillers, packaging machines, and refrigeration systems, ensuring all machinery is operating at peak performance.
- Collaborate with engineering and operations teams on capital projects and equipment upgrades.
- Develop, implement, and manage preventive maintenance programs to ensure equipment reliability and longevity.
- Monitor and assess the condition of equipment, using predictive maintenance tools (PdM) to prevent breakdowns and drive reliability.
- Conduct regular inspections and audits to ensure compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements providing update feedback to technicians and planners.
Benefits
- Generous Paid Time Off
- 401k Matching
- Retirement Plan
- Relocation Assistance
- Childcare costs
- Tuition Reimbursement
